South African Experience on Vital Metadata for DYB Presentation
This presentation delves into South Africa's administrative data structure, vital data availability, and data ecosystems. It includes details on births, deaths, marriages, migrations, and more, showcasing how Statistics South Africa handles and reports on vital events. The images provided outline the reporting structure, administrative data sources, data production methods, and the experience of DYB in processing vital statistics. Overall, it emphasizes the importance of data in improving lives and fostering better decision-making.
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South African experience on vital metadata for the DYB Presentation to the Expert Group Meeting on the United Nations Demographic Yearbook System Mosidi Nhlapo Health and Vital Statistics Statistics South Africa 10 November 2020 CENSUS 2021 PILOT 04- 28 February 2021 IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS
Outline Reporting structure for South Africa Administrative data in South Africa Vital data available Recommendation IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS
Structure Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) is the National Statistics Office; Population and housing censuses; Household sample surveys Administrative data Department of Home Affairs Department of Justice (Divorces) Department of health IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS
Administrative data Births and Deaths All deaths & causes of death- Recorded Live births Stillbirths Marriages and Divorces Civil marriages and Civil union Customary marriages Divorces Migration Documented Migration Tourism data IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS
Data produced by Stats SA Births and Deaths National, Province, District (Municipality on request) Produced by date of occurrence and registration Completeness; Intercensal methods (based on 2011-2016 Intercensal) Marriages and Divorces National & Province only No estimates of completeness Produced based on date of registration Documented migration Produced Nationally (limited ) IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS
Experience of DYB Stats SA Data Processing Deaths & Causes of Death Stats SA-Health and Vital Stats Live Births Population Marriages Register V Death Death Justice Divorce Courts Divorces Register User Information Services Population Lifetables P Stats SA - Demography Fertility and Mortality indicators Department of Health Abortions Foetal deaths by other factors IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS
Reporting on vital events Births Available annually Limited variables No health indicators for births No rural urban split Deaths Data on deaths processed and coded at Stats SA over TWO years (based on DNF) Data available since 1997, latest 2017 Marriages & Divorces Available annually Marriages -Downloaded from population register Limited variables Divorces Limited variables IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS
Recommendation More flexible reporting framework and platform Data could be updated as it becomes available (based on different sources) Assistance for countries to improve indicators at individual level IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS
Thank You IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS
